One marketing VP told Billboard that their goal was for the record to achieve total global saturation, picking up where The Score had left off, introducing rap to listeners that hadnt traditionally embraced it. He recorded The Carnival on the road as the Fugees traveled the world. They rose Roberta Flack from the past, covered Bob Marley at the Grammys, and won two of them. In three interplayed voices, they were cooly courageous instead of reactionary.
Missy Elliott and TLC had already drawn plans for some of the genres pop futures the Fugees corroborated and ran with them.
Its a proud transcultural product that broadcasted an eclectic future.ĭuring an era when JAY-Z and Nas made early career statements and 2Pac and Biggie were murdered, the Fugees presented a wide path for the future of hip-hop. The Carnival is an equally proud transcultural product, attesting to how dislocation and intersection mix people up.Home News Reviews Albums Tracks Sunday Reviews 8.0 Reviews Best New Music Features Lists Guides Longform Rising Photo Galleries The Pitch Video OverUnder Liner Notes Under the Influences On the Records Critical Breakthroughs Podcast Newsletter Advertising Masthead Careers Contact Accessibility Help More Pitchfork Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago Pitchfork Music Festival Paris Pitchfork Music Festival Berlin Pitchfork Radio Home News Reviews Best New Music Features The Pitch Video Podcast Staff Picks Toggle main navigation menu Open search module Expand audio player Home News Reviews Best New Music Features The Pitch Video Podcast Staff Picks Toggle main navigation menu Open search module Expand audio player Wyclef Jean The Carnival Columbia 1997 8.0 by Naomi Zeichner Rap OctoShare on Facebook Share on Twitter Open share drawer Riding the wave of success from the Fugees The Score, Wyclef Jeans 1997 solo debut is a 74-minute party, as advertised.
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